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Merewether’s Philippa Anderson has dominated her opening heat at the Great Lakes Pro at Boomerang Beach. Fresh from a win at the Tweed Coast Pro, clubmate Jackson Baker is expected to start his campaign at the QS 1000 in round three tomorrow.

Shelly Beach surfer Molly Picklum has made a bright start to the new year. The Australian under-16 champion was recently runner-up in a QS event in Sydney and is now focused on the Newcastle Pro Junior in a fortnight.

Avoca’s Sandon Whittaker has continued his charge at the World Junior Surfing Championships in Kiama. The teenager had to do it the hard way; hitting the front in the closing stages of his round three heat. (Image courtesy of WSL/Ethan Smith)

Its been a disappointing day for Central Coast surfers at the Pipeline Masters. Adrian Buchan went down to 2010 champ Jeremy Flores, while Matt Wilkinson’s season is also over – losing a close one against Brazilian Ian Gouveia. (Image courtesy WSL / Kelly Cestari)

Merewether surfer Jackson Baker finally feels like he belongs, following his third year on the Qualifying Series. The 20-year-old has now set his sights on breaking a curse at Surfest – and cracking the world’s top 50.

Macy Callaghan is one win away from her world tour dream, after blitzing her round six heat at the season-ending Port Stephens Pro. The 17-year-old almost doubled her opponents total score, to progress through to the quarter finals. She needed at least a 5th place finish to put herself in the frame for next year’s tour… But could well post a result beyond that. (VISION ONLY)

Avoca’s Wade Carmichael has surfed close to perfection in his round three heat at the HIC Pro in Hawaii. This stunner blew the judges away…notching up a 9.67. He finished with a heat score of 17.5, his round four opponents are not yet known. (VISION ONLY)

Matt Wilkinson’s poor tour performance continued overnight, bowing out of the Quicksilver Pro in Round Three. His top score a 7 point 7, but a broken board at the end of the heat lost him critical time. This is the third finish at 25th place for Wilkinson…his world title contention slipping further out of reach. Meanwhile, Avoca’s Adrian Buchan was also knocked out in Round Three, losing his lead in the final minute. (NO AUDIO)

Merewether surfer Philippa Anderson has stormed into round five at the Los Cabos Open in Mexico. Seeded straight into round four, her first wave earned the highest score of the heat. “That was the best turn of the wave right at the end and that’s going to be a pretty decent score.” Anderson backed up the 7.8 with a 6.9 to easily claim the win. She’ll face Gold Coaster Ellie Brooks in the next round, who beat her in the Surfest final in 2015.